A wide-open Australian MotoGP is all about the fight to be world championship runner-up, with Alex Marquez on the cusp of sealing the deal at a notoriously unpredictable circuit missing the entire front row from last year.
So, what time does the big race start?
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Well, the action gets underway on Sunday at 9.40am AEDT with a warm-up before the Moto3 race at 11am and Moto2 race at 12.15pm.
The MotoGP race follows soon after at 2pm local time.
Prime among those absent for this weekend’s race is Marquez’s older brother Marc, the 2024 winner at Phillip Island and newly crowned world champion.
He underwent shoulder surgery after a frightening crash at a chaotic Indonesia grand prix a fortnight ago won by Spanish rookie Fermin Aldeguer, with Ducati test rider Michele Pirro replacing him.
Last year’s Australian polesitter Jorge Martin (collar bone) and Maverick Vinales (shoulder) are also sidelined, meaning none of the front row from 12 months ago will take part.
FULL AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX MOTOGP SCHEDULE (All times AEDT)
Friday
10:45AM: Free Practice 1
3PM: Practice
Saturday
10:10AM: Free Practice 2
10:50AM: Qualifying 1
11:15AM: Qualifying 2
3PM: Sprint
Sunday
9:40AM: Warm-up
2PM: Race
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